WETPAINT: Exclusive! Susan Sullivan Talks Castle Season 4 and the "Adorable" Nathan Fillion
by Ian Spiegelman
November 7, 2011
In Part 2 of our Wetpaint Entertainment interview, Susan [Sullivan] — who plays Castle’s mom Martha Rodgers on the ABC hit — tells us what the mischievous Nathan Fillion’s been up to on the set and where her character is heading this season. Plus, we do our best to convince her to get a Twitter account already!
... What attracts you the most about this show? Does your theater experience help or hinder you in the role of Martha?
Susan Sullivan: "I just love who this woman is. I was just in New York recently and saw Follies, which is about these older actresses going back to when they started out. And I’d like to sort of connect that part of Martha back into the show. You know, her wanting to be out there on the stage with people. I think that the blend that this show has, it has a good — as has been said ad nauseum — it has a good heart to it and I like the comedy that ripples through. I also love the fact that you can collaborate. On this “Cops & Robbers” episode, I had several lines that I pitched to the writers on the set and they put them in. Whether they’ll remain in, I don’t know.
I was on a show called The Nine, which was about [a group of former] bank hostages, and I threw into the show when I’m sitting with the hostages, and I say, “You know, I once played the part in a television show as bank hostage. That didn’t turn out well.” You’ll see if it’s there or not.
I like that about the show. It’s kind of easy. People are comfortable with themselves and each other, so it’s a very nurturing place to be as an artist..."
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